debilitating

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debilitating

  • /dɪˈbɪlɪteɪtɪŋ(ɡ)/ UK

adjective more debilitating · most debilitating

  1. Causing a loss of energy or strength. Akeley, Noyes hastened to inform me, was glad and ready to see me; although his sudden attack of asthma would prevent him from being a very competent host for a day or two. These spells hit him hard when they came, and were always accompanied by a debilitating fever and general weakness.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of debilitate

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Closest in meaning: debilitative, enervating, enfeebling, weakening, exhausting, killing, draining, crippling, weakened, devastating, wasting, damaging, detrimental, harmful, destructive, terrible

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adj causing a loss of energy or strength

Françaisdébilitant, handicapant
Deutschschwächend, zehrend, kräftezehrend, belastend, lähmend, hemmend

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@misc{debilitating_2026,
  title = {debilitating},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/debilitating},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}